Kelvin Matute
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Ewome Matute | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Buea, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crotone | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Arezzo (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Cesena (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Triestina (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011– | Crotone | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Latina (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kelvin Ewome Matute (born 10 October 1988 in Buea) is a Cameroonian footballer. He currently plays in Italy for F.C. Crotone.
Career
Club career
Ewome began his career in Italy with Sarone Calcio (an amateur soccer club based in Pordenone) in 2005. However he was noticed by Udinese, and in 2006 he joined the young team. During the season he didn't play for the first team, but gained the shirt number 16.[1]
In February 2008 he was involved in an investigation by the Procura della Repubblica di Udine over the alleged falsification of documents. According the Director of football of Cameroon side Acada Sport, the Italian Stefano Cusin, Ewome was born in 1985 and, during the 2005 Torneo di Viareggio played for the Africans, he left the club and changed identity.[2] However the investigation acknowledged that Matute was born in 1988, but due to this he was allowed to play only 6 games for the young team.
He was sent on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Arezzo for the 2008–09 season, where he made 32 appearances, scoring 2 goals. The team ended the season at the fourth place and reached the playoffs where was sent off by Crotone. Ewome played both legs.
On June 26, 2009 Arezzo exercised the option to obtain the 50% of the player,[3] but three days later Udinese excersided his option to obtain the whole rights of the player.[4]
The following season he joined on loan Cesena.[5] He made his debut for Cesena on August 29, 2009 as a 64th minute substitute in a 2–0 away winning game against Gallipoli.[6] During the season he collected 9 caps and made one goal against Salernitana. Cesena ended the season at the Second place and were directly promoted in Serie A. On 11 August 2010 he joined Triestina on loan from Udinese.[7]
References
- ↑ Football Squads – 2006/07 Udinese squad
- ↑ – Udinese, indagato il camerunense Matute
- ↑ – Arezzo, riscattato dall'Udinese il 50% di Matute
- ↑ – Arezzo, Matute torna all'Udinese
- ↑ Lega Calcio – 2009/10 season transfers
- ↑ Serie B – Gallipoli vs Cesena report
- ↑ - UFFICIALE: Triestina, dall'Udinese ecco Matute
External links
- Profile at AIC.Football.it (Italian)
- Profile at Gazzetta.it (Italian)
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